 According to the Alaska Beacon, Jason Avery, the lone Democratic candidate in the race to replace Senator Click Bishop, is withdrawing and throwing his support behind candidate Savannah Fletcher, whose affiliation is undeclared. I realize that our platform is very similar. We both have the same priorities, and it's just an opportunity for me to step aside and help her with her campaign, he said. Bishop said earlier this year that he would not seek re-election. Avery's decision means the primary will not narrow the number of candidates for Bishop's old seat.